Glossary of Terms
IBTTA’s transportation Glossary of Terms is an ever-changing list of terms used within the transportation and tolling industry. The Glossary was updated in August 2018. If you have suggestions for future additions, please contact us.
The Council of Platinum Sponsors (CoPS) TollMiner & Glossary Working Group was created to improve definitions of toll facility concepts that are used in the IBTTA TollMiner Data Visualization tool. Since the TollMiner data and structure are closely linked to the IBTTA Glossary, a review and draft update of the glossary was performed during 2021.
Title |
Description |
|---|---|
| Back Office |
Database system that enables registration and maintenance of customer accounts; facilitates funds transfer between participating Authorities. See also Customer Service Center (CSC). |
| Bandwidth |
The amount of data that can be passed along a communications channel in a given period of time. |
| Barrier System |
A toll system, parking facility, etc. wherein the customer must come to a partial or full stop at a barrier until the payment has been processed. |
| Beacon |
Also known as Road-Side Unit and RSU. The roadside infrastructure component of an ETC system; a receiver or transceiver that identifies the On-Board Unit in the vehicle, and identifies the account, permitting an electronic toll transaction to occur. |